State v. Elliott
Montana Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Leaphart
¶1 Appellant Pamela Elliott appeals from a jury verdict in the Sixteenth Judicial District Court, Custer County, finding her guilty of deliberate homicide. We affirm.
¶2 Elliott raises the following issues on appeal:
¶3 1. Did the District Court abuse its discretion in denying Elliott’s motion to dismiss for lack of probable cause?
¶4 2. Did the District Court abuse its discretion in denying Elliott’s motion to dismiss when it concluded that whether the infant was born alive or was stillborn was a factual determination to be made by the jury?
¶5 3. Did the District Court abuse its discretion in…
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